The ASE Fleet's Weekly Take Off 27

Your M&A MBA Without The MBA

Acquire Scale & Exit

Jan 02, 2023

Hello Freinds

Here are some of our favorite M&A listens and reads!

M&A As A Whole

Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game:

https://www.amazon.com/Buy-Then-Build-Acquisition-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B07JKM2F5Q/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1672696269&sr=8-1

The EXITPreneur's Playbook: How to Sell Your Online Business for Top Dollar by Reverse Engineering Your Pathway to Success:

https://www.amazon.com/EXITPreneurs-Playbook-Business-Reverse-Engineering/dp/B09RGBJ67Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T26XD2CLKY2H&keywords=the+exitpreneur%27s+playbook&qid=1672696353&sprefix=The+exitpre%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1

The Private Equity Playbook: Management's Guide to Working with Private Equity:

https://www.amazon.com/The-Private-Equity-Playbook-audiobook/dp/B07XL4Q8FP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LP2OM9OHV510&keywords=the+private+equity+playbook&qid=1672696409&s=audible&sprefix=The+private+%2Caudible%2C123&sr=1-1

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company:

https://www.amazon.com/HBR-Guide-Buying-Small-Business/dp/B06XC6DD66/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7AX8R4N16CX5&keywords=hbr+guide+to+buying+a+small+business&qid=1672696523&s=audible&sprefix=HBR+guide+to+buyi%2Caudible%2C121&sr=1-1

Finance

Finance Essentials for Entrepreneurs:

https://www.amazon.com/Finance-Essentials-Entrepreneurs-Naeem-Zafar-ebook/dp/B004LX0BB0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I1CJKXRAPX24&keywords=finance+essentials+for+entrepreneurs+naeem+zafar&qid=1672696670&s=audible&sprefix=finance+essentials+for+entrepreneurs+naeem+zafar%2Caudible%2C104&sr=1-1

How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers:

https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Financial-Report-Wringing/dp/1119606462/ref=sr_1_3?crid=12ME7AMDEB432&keywords=reading+financial+statements&qid=1672696711&s=audible&sprefix=reading+financial+%2Caudible%2C117&sr=1-3-catcorr

Reading Financial Reports for Dummies, 3rd Edition:

https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Financial-Reports-Dummies-3rd/dp/B07MXPBPGD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18156WN4ENXH7&keywords=reading+financial+reports+3rd+edition+for+dummies&qid=1672696807&s=audible&sprefix=reading+financial+rep%2Caudible%2C120&sr=1-1

Integration

$100M Offers: How to Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No:

https://www.amazon.com/100M-Offers-People-Stupid-Saying/dp/B09BK52JFJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XYZXAYNN8XDK&keywords=100m+offers+alex+hormozi&qid=1672696990&s=audible&sprefix=100m+offer%2Caudible%2C130&sr=1-1

Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You:

https://www.amazon.com/Built-to-Sell-John-Warrillow-audiobook/dp/B0050J3IPA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28HPSQA1HM3MG&keywords=built+to+sell&qid=1672697018&s=audible&sprefix=built+to+sell%2Caudible%2C118&sr=1-1

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business:

https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Gino-Wickman-audiobook/dp/B00A9Z973M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D1TMH28SDM01&keywords=traction&qid=1672697074&s=audible&sprefix=traction%2Caudible%2C116&sr=1-1

Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't, Rockefeller Habits 2.0:

https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Up-Verne-Harnish-audiobook/dp/B00PMCI89Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZKF4S0YK3EP8&keywords=scaling+up&qid=1672697114&s=audible&sprefix=scaling+up%2Caudible%2C113&sr=1-1

Leadership

Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times:

https://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Leadership-Executive-Strategies-Tough/dp/B09KKD22VL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=575D4K110RZ4&keywords=lincoln+on+leadership&qid=1672697207&s=audible&sprefix=lincoln+on+leadership%2Caudible%2C107&sr=1-1

Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual:

https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Strategy-and-Tactics-audiobook/dp/B07THC92JS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=34ET3D6TLRFQD&keywords=jocko+willink&qid=1672697249&s=audible&sprefix=jocko%2Caudible%2C112&sr=1-3

Meme Of The Week

Post Of The Week

How To Get Top Dollar For Your Service-Based Business

Acquisition Aficionado Magazine & ASE gave you a clean 1-page business plan & exit strategy in this month's issue!

Get the best M&A insights of 2022 vis-à-vis issues that you missed at the bottom of their homepage:

https://acquisitionaficionado.com/

Deals Of The Week

Here are all of our off-market companies for sale and a list of vetted business buyers:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wU2ZctV_KZnNDPpS_NNpLNp2nhNMLxOn5YbVZIwlyQU/edit?usp=sharing

Best viewed on PC for a clickable table of contents on the left.

And bookmark the link. It's a live Rolodex!

*Disclaimer these deals are usually a better fit for a strategic buyer; because great deals don't last very long on here. At the same time, since it's not a public site, there isn't as much competition as public sites. So you ought to check the deal sheet weekly. Reach out to us for the NDA and full CIM on any of these deals*